The Web Should Be for Everyone
Web accessibility has quickly become an important consideration in the content creation process. It's more than just a legal requirement — it's a chance for you to improve the experience for your audience in an inclusive way.
of web content is not accessible.
of the world's population lives with some form of disability.
The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.
— Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor, World Wide Web
What Are the WCAG Standards?
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) Created the WCAG Standards That Are Composed of 4 Pillars
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), provide a solid framework for an accessible web. The guidelines are broken down into four core pillars that help to define each web need. These standards are internationally recognized by government and businesses.
For the US, recognition is outlined by the ADA and Section 508 laws which require all public sector businesses to comply.
Globally, recognition is outlined by ISO and EN standards.*
* SOURCE: essentialaccessibility.com, W3.org/WAI
The Business Benefits of Accessible Content
- Expand your audience
- Improve your brand image
- Boost your SEO ranking
Pillar 01
Perceivable
Can they see and hear content?
Text alternatives convey the purpose of an image or function to provide an equivalent user experience. For instance, an appropriate text alternative for a search button would be “search” rather than “magnifying lens”.
Pillar 02
Operable
Can they use the keyboard, their voice or a device?
Many people do not use the mouse and rely on the keyboard to interact with the Web. This requires keyboard access to all functionality, including form controls, input, and other user interface components.
Pillar 03
Robust
Can they use other technologies?
Robust content is compatible with different browsers, assistive technologies, and other user agents. Meeting this requirement helps maximize compatibility with current and future user agents, including assistive technologies. In particular, it enables assistive technologies to process the content reliably, and to present or to operate it in different ways. This includes non-standard (scripted) buttons, input fields, and other controls.
Pillar 04
Understandable
Can they read or understand language clearly?
Content authors need to ensure that text content is readable and understandable to the broadest audience possible, including when it's read aloud by text-to-speech. Meeting this requirement helps software, including assistive technology, to process text content correctly. For instance, this requirement helps software to read the content aloud, to generate page summaries, and to provide definitions for unusual words such as technical jargon. It also helps people who have difficulty understanding more complex sentences, phrases, and vocabulary. In particular, it helps people with different types of cognitive disabilities.
As a company, Foleon evaluates the editor based on these four pillars and uses the standards defined within each to ensure our platform can provide our customers with the tools necessary to make their content accessible.
Creating accessible content is a collaborative effort between Foleon and our users. It's our job to make sure that it's possible to create accessible content within our editor, and to provide guidance so users know if they are on the path towards accessibility compliance.
Our Promise
Operable
Keyboard controllable Usable with braille keyboards
Robust
Cross-browser supported Usable on different devices
Our Collaboration
Perceivable
Ensure enough contrast for readability Create alternative text for images
Understandable
Clear and descriptive button text Clear hierarchy in the Foleon Doc
